Benchmark: native sort of objects by localeCompare vs lodash _.sortBy []

HTML Preparation code:

<script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/lodash.js/4.17.11/lodash.core.js"></script>

Script Preparation code:

var users = [
  { 'user': '[joey]',  'age': 32 },
  { 'user': 'ross',    'age': 41 },
  { 'user': 'chandler', 'age': 39 }
]

Tests:

native sort of objects by localeCompare
users.sort((a,b) => a.user.localeCompare(b.user));
lodash _.orderBy
_.sortBy(users, 'user', 'asc')

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Test case name	Result
native sort of objects by localeCompare
lodash _.orderBy

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Run details: (Test run date: 2 years ago)

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_7) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/121.0.0.0 Safari/537.36

Browser/OS: Chrome 121 on Mac OS X 10.15.7

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Test name	Executions per second
native sort of objects by localeCompare	9818206.0 Ops/sec
lodash _.orderBy	3383276.0 Ops/sec

Autogenerated LLM Summary (model llama3.2:3b, generated one year ago):

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Let's break down the provided benchmark definition and test cases.

**What is being tested?**

The primary goal of this benchmark is to compare the performance of two sorting methods:

1. Native JavaScript sort using the `localeCompare` method.
2. Lodash _.sortBy function, which is a higher-order function that sorts an array based on a specific key.

These two approaches are compared in terms of their execution speed and stability.

**Options compared:**

The benchmark compares the native JavaScript sort with the Lodash _.sortBy function. The options being compared include:

* Native JavaScript sort using `localeCompare` method.
* Lodash _.sortBy function, which sorts an array based on a specific key.

**Pros and Cons of each approach:**

1. **Native JavaScript sort using localeCompare:**
	* Pros:
		+ Built-in functionality, no additional library required.
		+ Can handle non-ASCII characters correctly.
	* Cons:
		+ May not be as efficient as other sorting algorithms like quicksort or mergesort.
		+ Can be sensitive to the order of operations and locale settings.
2. **Lodash _.sortBy function:**
	* Pros:
		+ More efficient than native JavaScript sort for large datasets.
		+ Provides more flexibility in terms of sorting options (e.g., ascending/descending, stable sorting).
	* Cons:
		+ Requires an additional library (Lodash) to be included.
		+ May not perform as well on very small datasets.

**Library: Lodash**

Lodash is a popular JavaScript utility library that provides a wide range of functions for various tasks, including array manipulation, string manipulation, and more. In this benchmark, the Lodash _.sortBy function is used to sort an array based on a specific key.

**Special JS feature or syntax: None mentioned in the benchmark definition**

However, it's worth noting that JavaScript has some advanced features like async/await, Promises, and Web Workers that are not present in this benchmark.

**Other alternatives:**

If you need to sort arrays in JavaScript, other alternatives include:

* **Array.prototype.sort()**: This is a built-in method for sorting arrays using the default sorting order (ascending).
* **Quicksort**: A popular sorting algorithm that has an average time complexity of O(n log n) but can be slower than mergesort or heapsort.
* **Mergesort**: Another efficient sorting algorithm with an average time complexity of O(n log n).
* **Heap sort**: A comparison-based sorting algorithm with a time complexity of O(n log n).

It's worth noting that the choice of sorting algorithm depends on the specific requirements and constraints of your application.

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comparing native sort of objects by localeCompare vs lodash _.sortBy

Comparing performance of: native sort of objects by localeCompare vs lodash _.orderBy

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native sort of objects by localeCompare

lodash _.orderBy

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Autogenerated LLM Summary (model llama3.2:3b, generated one year ago):